OBITUARY: Ada B. (McCleary) Gates

Ada B. (McCleary) Gates, 64, of 8754 Tomstown Road, Waynesboro, Pa., passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, in her home. She had been in failing health since January.

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Waynesboro Record Herald - Waynesboro, PA

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Posted Jul. 9, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Updated Jul 9, 2013 at 8:42 AM

Posted Jul. 9, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Updated Jul 9, 2013 at 8:42 AM

Ada B. (McCleary) Gates, 64, of 8754 Tomstown Road, Waynesboro, Pa., passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, in her home. She had been in failing health since January.
Born Dec. 15, 1948, in Chambersburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Preston E. and Bernice (McLaughlin) McCleary.
Mrs. Gates was a graduate of Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1966.
She and her husband, the late Mr. Gary Lee Gates, were married April 14, 1967, in Hagerstown, Md. They had lived in Tomstown since their marriage. Mr. Gates passed away Aug. 29, 2000.
Mrs. Gates was employed in the shipping department at Regency Thermographers, Waynesboro, for 23 years. She retired in 2005.
She was a member of Fayetteville Church of God, Fayetteville, Pa.
Mrs. Gates enjoyed cooking, animals, especially her cats and spending time with her family.
She is survived by two sons, Stephen L. Gates and his wife, Wendy of Fairfield, Pa., and Dennis E. Gates and his wife, Heather of Waynesboro; one grandson, Seth Monn of Fairfield; and one sister, Jean Stoner of Fayetteville.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Amy Sue Gates who passed away in 1978.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, with Pastor Staci Geesaman officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Zion Cemetery, near Quincy, Pa.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, in the funeral home.
Online condolences may be expressed at:
www.bowersoxfuneralhomes.com